According to Russian official media, Moscow's soldiers are moving closer to two towns in the southern Zaporizhia area of Ukraine, where combat has reportedly worsened this week after being static for many months. According to Vladimir Rogov, a Russian officer stationed in the area, offensive operations were centered on two towns: Hulyaipole, which is located farther east, and Orikhiv, which is roughly 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the Zaporizhzhia, the regional center under Ukrainian admini

As the firm undertakes a huge round of layoffs, Google workers are searching for clarification from management and their peers. Google, which is owned by Alphabet, revealed on Friday that it was laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its full-time staff. While staff members were prepared for a possible layoff, they are now challenging management about the layoff criteria that stunned several staff members, who woke up to discover their access to corporate properties barred. Some of the laid

An estimated 110,000 people crowded Tel Aviv's streets in one of the biggest anti-government protests the country has witnessed in the previous ten years. Protests broke out throughout the city center with banners calling for an end to the government coalition, which is the most religious-nationalist in Israel's history. "This is a risky government," said Yaara Ben Geraluf, a teacher from the western seaside district of Jaffa. According to her, "This government will not be any good for women,

According to Mr. Biden's lawyer, US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigators allegedly found six additional classified documents during a 13-hour search of the president's Delaware home. Papers from his tenure as a senator and as Barack Obama's president were discovered at the Wilmington residence on Friday. Additionally taken out were "surrounding paperwork" and private handwritten notes, according to lawyer Bob Bauer. Both Mr. Biden and his wife were not present. The president had given "

To counteract contemporary dangers such as Russia's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined extensive plans to significantly strengthen the country's armed forces. According to what he claimed, the budget for the subsequent seven years, which would begin in 2024 and end in 2030, would rise from €295 billion to €413 billion. He addressed the soldiers at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase in the southwest of France that France's military forces first neede

On Friday, Western troops agreed to extend their military assistance to Ukraine, although Germany resisted delivering more EU tanks despite repeated requests from Kyiv and other allies. After a meeting with several defense officials from around the world, including U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, at Germany's Ramstein Air Base, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, "Today, we can all not yet say when a decision will be made about Leopard and what this decision will look like." H

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Lima, the country's capital, to show their support for ousted president Pedro Castillo and demand the resignation of current president Dina Boluarte. The massive rallies on Thursday are meant to keep pressure on the government in addition to calling for the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. These demands are being challenged by counter protests that are already taking place, a sign of the divisions dividing the country. What led to the pro

According to attorneys for influencer Andrew Tate, a Romanian court on Friday prolonged his and his brother Tristan's arrest, meaning they will stay in police custody until the 27th of February. Allegations of rape and human trafficking have been made against the brothers, who are the subject of an investigation. Authorities in Romania have said that search warrants were executed at a total of five residences and that a total of four individuals, two Romanians and two Britons, were taken into

Donald Trump and one of his attorneys have been sentenced by a US court to pay over $1 million (£809,190) in penalties for a lawsuit they filed against Hillary Clinton and others. The 2016 US presidential election was allegedly rigged by Mrs. Clinton and others by associating Mr. Trump's campaign with Russia, according to the complaint. US District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks said in his ruling that the lawsuit "should never have been initiated." Mr. Trump hasn't answered right away. In his

Six new offshore wind farms on the Crown Estate are expected to generate $1 billion in earnings, and King Charles has requested that these funds be used for the "wider public benefit" as opposed to the Royal Family. The public financing for the Royal Household is based on 25% of Crown Estate earnings. However, King Charles wishes to lower this proportion so that the Treasury has more funds available for public expenditure. In his Christmas message, the King discussed the strains of rising liv

Charges of involuntary manslaughter may be brought against actor Alec Baldwin for shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set with a toy gun. In October 2021, Mr. Baldwin was preparing a scene for the Western film Rust on a ranch outside of Sante Fe, New Mexico. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the movie's armorer, will also be charged. Attorneys for both sides said that they intended to challenge the accusations in court. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies of Santa Fe made

On Thursday, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said that the world would end if the West tried to attack Russia, while a Putin loyalist warned NATO that a Russian triumph in Ukraine may trigger a nuclear confrontation. Such apocalyptic rhetoric is intended to deter the NATO military alliance, which is headed by the United States, from becoming further involved in the war on the eve of a summit of Ukraine's allies to discuss giving Kyiv more weapons. The unambiguous acknowledgment that Ru